I’m Not a Daddy’s Princess.I’m Mama’s Warrior.
The In-Between Life I’m Not a Daddy’s Princess.I’m Mama’s Warrior. On the stage I never reached, the mother I do not blame, and the fire that gets handed down. May 2026 As I write this, my daughter is on a bus to the rehearsal. I dropped her at the school gate this morning and watched […]
The Guilt Is Not a Warning. Is a Symptom.
The In-Between Life The Guilt Is Not a Warning.It Is a Symptom. On rest, the voice in the back of your head, and why pausing is not the same as stopping. May 2026 Yesterday I took a day off. Sandra and I went to a children’s day festival. There was music, there was sun, there […]
In-Between Is Messy
The In-Between Life In-Between Is Messy And that is not a sign that something has gone wrong. May 2026 Nobody tells you this part. You hear about the courage it takes to start, and the relief that comes when you finally arrive. But the middle, the actual in-between, they tend to skip that. Because the […]
It Looks Like Courage. It Feels Like Fear.
The In-Between Life It Looks Like Courage. It Feels Like Fear. What is actually behind the decisions that look confident from the outside. May 2026 We made a video today. My daughter and I. Two people, one decision, a lot of fear going in the same direction. And we posted it anyway. This post exists […]
25 free tools for the in-between person
The In-Between Toolkit 25 free tools for the in-between person Everything I wish I had when I started building a second life alongside the first. May 2026 When I started building Plan B, I looked for tools. Frameworks, worksheets, anything that would help me think clearly while managing a full life at the same time. […]
Three signs your exhaustion has become dangerous.
The In-Between Three signs your exhaustion has become dangerous. There is a point where tiredness stops being a signal and starts being a warning. May 2026 It does not arrive loudly. It creeps in. Slowly, over weeks, over months, until one morning something feels different. Not wrong, exactly. Just hollow. And you cannot quite explain […]
Two kinds of tired.
The In-Between Two kinds of tired. And most people don’t know which one they’re carrying. May 2026 It hit me in the middle of the day. Everything was in its place. The dust was wiped. I was standing there, vacuum cleaner in hand, about to start. And then nothing. I just stood there. A wave […]
Sunday Morning
The In-Between Sunday morning. The alarm did not wake me. The news did. May 2026 I woke up this morning, made coffee, and opened my phone. Drone alert. Again. Eastern border. In Estonia, “eastern border” means 200 kilometers from where I’m sitting right now. Not 2000. Not 6000. Two hundred. The kind of distance you […]
The people who don’t come with you.
The In-Between The people who don’t come with you. They are not bad people. They are just people who belong to a chapter that is closing. April 2026 When you start changing direction, you expect resistance from the outside world. What you do not expect is how quietly, and how permanently, some relationships begin to […]
Leftovers for the New Life
What If We Don’t Make It in Time? | Two Hearts One Dream Some mornings you wake up frustrated before the day even starts. Not because you hate your life. Not because you’re unhappy. Actually, you love a lot of what you have. The people. The small rituals. The familiar streets. The life you built. […]